Ecclesiastes 1:3–4
3 aWhat advantage does man have in all his work
Which he does under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 What do people gain from all their labors
at which they toil under the sun?
4 Generations come and generations go,
but the earth remains forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 What does man gain by all the toil
at which he toils under the sun?
4 A generation goes, and a generation comes,
but the earth remains forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?
4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 What do people get for all their hard work under the sun? 4 Generations come and generations go, but the earth never changes.
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
3 What profit has a man from all his labor
In which he toils under the sun?
4 One generation passes away, and another generation comes;
But the earth abides forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 What do people really gain
from all the hard work they do here on earth?
4 People live, and people die,
but the earth continues forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun? 4 One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 What profit hath man of all his labour wherewith he laboureth under the sun?
4 One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh, but the earth standeth for ever.
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 What do people gain from all their hard work under the sun?
4 Generations come, and generations go,
but the earth lasts forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 What does a man gain for all his efforts
that he labors at under the sun?
4 A generation goes and a generation comes,
but the earth remains forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 What do people gain from all the toil
at which they toil under the sun?
4 A generation goes, and a generation comes,
but the earth remains forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 What does a person gain in all his toil
with which he toils under the sun?
4 A generation goes, and a generation comes,
but the earth stands forever.
Ecclesiastes 1:3–4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 What does a man get for all of his work?
Why does he work so hard on this earth?
4 People come and people go.
But the earth remains forever.